Taxation: Members of Parliament Act 1700

XVIII. [X1 XVIII. Commissioners to call before them Collectors, and examine touching full Payments of Assessments,; and by the Receiver General paid into the Exchequer; and in case of Failure to levy.

And it is hereby further enacted and declared That at the Expiration of the respective Times in this Act prescribed for the full Payment of the said Four Quarterly Assessments the severall and respective Commissioners or any Two or more of them within their Division or Hundred shall and are hereby required to call before them the Collectors within each respective Division or Hundred to examine and assure themselves of the full and whole Payment of the particular Sum and Sums of Money charged upon the same Division or Hundred and every Parish and Place therein and of the due Return of the same into the Hands of the Recievers Generall their Deputy or Deputies of the said County Riding City Town and Place respectively and by such Reciever Generall into the Receipt of His Majesties Exchequer to the end there may be no Failure in the Payment of any Part of the Assessments by vertue of this Act to be assessed and paid nor any Arrears remain chargeable upon any of the said Counties Ridings Cities Towns and Places respectively And in case of any Failure in the Premisses the said Commissioners or any Two or more of them are hereby authorized and required to cause the same to be forthwith levyed and paid according to the true Intent and Meaning of this Act]

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X1 interlined on the Roll.